Cable connection



March 29, 1949. D. BEATY CABLE CONNECTION Filed Aug. 9, 1945 WV Inventor -.David .36 afiy Attorney Patented Mar. 29, 1949 CABLE CONNECTION David Beaty, Warren, Pa., assignor to David Beaty, 3rd, and Rachel T. Beaty, both of Warren, Pa.

Application August 9, 1945, Serial No. 609,776

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in connectors and more particularly to a connector for cables of various kinds.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a connector which can be readily applied to the ends of cables for the purpose of quickly connecting the same together.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view fragmentarily showing a pair of cable ends connected by the improved connector.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of one of the connector sections.

Figure 4 is an elevational view of the other connector section.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of one of the sections.

Figure 6 is an end elevation-a1 view of one of the sections looking at the socket end thereof.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numerals 5 denote cable ends, certain portions of which are bare as at 6, for disposition into sockets I of a pair of sections 8 and 9 which make up the present connector. The opposed ends of the sections 8 and 9 are each formed by having an inwardly located semi-circular shaped recess 19 and a reduced extension I I terminating in a. semicircular shaped head 12. The reduced portions ll overlap, while the heads 12 are received by the recesses 19 of the complementary sections. The sections are assembled by pushing the same together from lateral positions.

The mode of assembly is as follows: After cables are secured in the fastening means at l, the extensions are slid laterally into locking engagement. Often it is desirable to unfasten a cable temporarily without pulling said cable loose from its moorings. With the conventional clamp, the releasing action is effected by bending the same. Obviously, the cable must be stretched or pulled from its anchorage to release the clamp.

By use of the instant invention, the clamp is secured or released by simply sliding the components laterally relative to each other, thereby obviating the necessit of supplying additional cable for the releasing action.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A cable connector comprising a pair of sections each having a socket for receiving a cable end and interlocking means between the sections, said interlocking means consisting of a reduced extension on each section terminating in an obliquely disposed circular head and a circular recess at the root portion of said extension.

2. A cable connector comprising a pair of longitudinal sections each having a socket for receiving a cable at the end thereof, reduced extensions extending the width of said sections, a curved head on each of said extensions and a complementally curved recess adjacent the root of said extensions, whereby said extensions may be slid into locking position by sliding the same laterally in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of said sections.

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